Class, individualisation and perceived (dis)advantages: Not either/or but both/and?

Sociological Research Online

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 14-23

  Atkinson, Will ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bauman; Beck; Bourdieu; Capital; Class; Individualisation; Self perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956306013     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13607804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.2214     Document Type: Article

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